The August Tibbit Story: Our friend Kevin is an actor. We often talk entertainment, as part of a group of friends who, in our youth in the 70s and 80s, came up with ideas for movies which we planned to shoot on Super-8 film. One day Kevin called my house when I was out. My grandmother took the message, and mis-heard his name as "August Tibbit." Once we figured out who she meant, we all decided it was a great name for a cheap detective. Thus was born... AUGUST TIBBIT: PRIVATE DICK! One year on Kevin's birthday, my wife Mary (who builds dollhouses) and I decided to see what August Tibbit's detective office might look like, and build it as a 1/12 scale room box. Mary lent her talents to creating the room and sculpting small items out of Sculpy clay. I spent my time building what I could out of plastic, and creating books, files, videotape jackets and posters out of paper, colored with magic marker. We presented it to Kevin on his birthday.

Posters: Captain Major (unfinished film project) Art by JP. Others cut out of magazines

Room box and furniture scratch built and finished by Mary

Pidgeon crapping on windowsill is Sculpy by Mary.

File cabinets made from cardboard sheet by John.

Books: Each represents an unfinished film by one of the group. Made of folded paper, artwork by John August Tibbet: Doll made of Sculpy and fabric, Deerstalker hat of fabric by Mary Our mascot: Noddy the Tailless Bear made from Sculpy by Mary cleaning a field stripped .45 Auto by John

Lamp, Phone and "Rowf" Mug on desk are Sculpy reproductions of full sized items by Mary. Scale Walkman by John is on desk. TV Stand: Sony TV and Canon portable VCR scratch built from plastic sheet by John. VCR has interior detail. Cassettes represent film projects actually finished by the group (art by John). Cassette on floor has interior detail.